宣布2019年RWJF体育奖获奖者:查塔努加足球俱乐部,哈林花样滑冰和马里瓦伊华盛顿青年基金会
“We couldn't be more excited to be a winner of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports award. This is the first time Operation Get Active has won a national award of this caliber. We are unbelievably appreciative and can't wait to use the $10,000 to grow our program on the ground in Chattanooga. We are eager to meet the other recipients as well as learn from the expertise within the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at the ceremony in November,” said Peter Woolcock, director of Operation Get Active.
An individual athlete or professional coach's foundation:
The MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation's mission is to develop champions in classrooms, on tennis courts, and throughout communities. The mission is being fulfilled by providing a 3-hour afterschool program focusing on education, life skills, and tennis for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. More than 20,000 students have been served in the program since its inception in 1996. The foundation's vision is that young people who participate in its programs will gain the resources they need to rise to their full potential and become contributing members of society.
"We are so excited to be chosen for this award by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation", MWYF founder and former Wimbledon finalist MaliVai Washington stated. “This honor and national recognition will help us to continue to expand our programs to serve even more youth. The impact of this award will allow us to serve hope and change lives for hundreds more youth over the coming years".
An organization that is an influential leader and model for others:
Figure Skating in Harlem (FSH) is a pioneering youth development organization that combines the power of education with access to the artistic and athletic discipline of figure skating to help girls of color thrive and become strong leaders. Its mission is to help girls transform their lives and grow in confidence, leadership, and academic achievement. Its vision is for every student, regardless of socioeconomic background, to develop the foundational academic, social and leadership skills to achieve her dreams. She will be a powerful speaker, an effective leader, live a healthy lifestyle and be a global citizen. With 22 years of experience in New York City, in 2017, FSH launched its first chapter in Detroit, bringing its powerful and effective programming to a whole new community and expanding its impact.
"Figure Skating in Harlem is thrilled to receive the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award in the organization category and to be recognized as an influential leader and model for improving community health through sports. Our shared mission to help girls improve their health and well-being has impacted thousands, and we aim to use this award to raise visibility for the effectiveness of sports-based youth development programs in helping people and communities transform their lives," said Sharon Cohen, CEO and founder of Figure Skating in Harlem.
About the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award honors the innovative and collaborative efforts of individuals, organizations and teams that are making their communities healthier through sport. For more information on the award, visit www.ottomotal.com/sportsaward.
" data-isabstract="false" class="cmp-text">新泽西州普林斯顿大学——查塔努加足球俱乐部、哈莱姆花样滑冰和马里瓦伊华盛顿青年基金会被选为2019年罗伯特伍德约翰逊基金会(RWJF)体育奖的获奖者。获奖者将获得1万美元的现金奖励,并将于2019年11月7日在新泽西州普林斯顿RWJF总部举行的仪式上获得表彰
三位获奖者因其创新和有影响力的方法,利用体育来改善社区的健康文化而获得这一荣誉。方法包括:利用足球鼓励各种能力的个人过健康的生活方式;通过网球运动帮助青少年充分发挥潜能;将教育的力量与花样滑冰的机会结合起来,帮助有色人种女孩茁壮成长,成为强有力的领导者。
过去的获奖者包括芝加哥火灾基金会、道格·韦恩基金会、道格·弗鲁蒂自闭症基金会、内城举重基金会、MLSE基金会、国际和平球员组织、旧金山巨人社区基金、无国界足球组织、莫耶基金会、Sanneh基金会、托尼·霍克基金会和华盛顿国民青年棒球学院。
RWJF执行副总裁朱莉·森田说:“我们知道,健康与生活、学习、工作和祈祷有关,但也与找时间玩耍有关。”“这些组织——尤其是这些孩子们——把健康的玩耍变成了改变人生的经历。当我们支持鼓舞人心的社区领袖,帮助儿童获得新技能,鼓励坚强的思想和强壮的身体时,我们正在美国建立一种健康文化。”
以下是每个类别的获奖者。
专业运动队,社区关系部门或基金会:
操作激活查塔努加足球俱乐部基金会(Chattanooga Football Club Foundation)的一项以青年为重点的健康倡议,利用足球鼓励个人过上积极健康的生活方式。他们通过两个关键项目来实现这一目标。第一个是通过校外课程(放学后和暑假)向6-15岁的青少年介绍足球,他们每年为近2000名孩子提供服务。他们与当地的公立学校、残疾人中心和娱乐中心密切合作,聘请教师担任教练,并在芬利体育场举办比赛。第二个项目Kickstart于2019年夏季启动,针对的是支持性住房社区的成员,以及无家可归和/或有精神疾病症状的个人。kickstarter是一个增加他们日常活动的机会,让他们觉得自己是社区的一员。
“能成为罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会体育奖的得主,我们感到无比兴奋。这是“活跃行动”首次获得如此级别的国家级奖项。我们非常感激,迫不及待地想用这1万美元在查塔努加发展我们的项目。我们渴望在11月的颁奖典礼上见到其他获奖者,并从罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会的专业知识中学习,”活跃行动主任彼得·伍尔科克说。
基础:运动员个人或职业教练的基础:
的MaliVai华盛顿青年基金会的使命是在教室、网球场和整个社区培养冠军。通过为幼儿园到12年级的学生提供3小时的课外活动,以教育、生活技能和网球为重点,完成了这项使命。自1996年该项目启动以来,已有2万多名学生参与了该项目。基金会的愿景是,参与其计划的年轻人将获得他们所需的资源,以充分发挥他们的潜力,成为对社会有贡献的成员。
“能被罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会选为这个奖项,我们感到非常兴奋,”MWYF创始人、前温网决赛选手马利瓦伊·华盛顿说。“这项荣誉和国家认可将帮助我们继续扩大我们的项目,为更多的年轻人服务。这个奖项的影响将使我们能够在未来几年为更多的年轻人带来希望和改变他们的生活。”
模范组织:具有影响力的领导者和其他组织的榜样:
哈林区花样滑冰(FSH)是一个开创性的青年发展组织,将教育的力量与获得花样滑冰的艺术和运动纪律相结合,帮助有色人种女孩茁壮成长,成为强有力的领导者。它的使命是帮助女孩改变她们的生活,在自信、领导力和学业成就方面成长。它的愿景是让每个学生,无论社会经济背景如何,都能发展基础的学术、社交和领导技能,以实现她的梦想。她将是一个强有力的演讲者,一个有效的领导者,过着健康的生活方式,并成为一个世界公民。凭借在纽约市22年的经验,FSH于2017年在底特律成立了第一个分会,将其强大而有效的规划带给了一个全新的社区,并扩大了其影响力。
“哈莱姆花样滑冰很高兴能获得罗伯特伍德约翰逊基金会体育奖的组织类别,并被公认为通过体育改善社区健康的有影响力的领导者和典范。我们共同的使命是帮助女孩改善她们的健康和福祉,这已经影响了成千上万的人,我们的目标是利用这个奖项来提高以体育为基础的青少年发展项目的有效性,帮助人们和社区改变他们的生活,”哈莱姆花样滑冰的首席执行官兼创始人莎伦·科恩说。
关于罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会体育奖
罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会体育奖旨在表彰个人、组织和团队的创新和协作努力,他们通过体育使他们的社区更健康。有关该奖项的更多信息,请访问www.ottomotal.com/sportsaward.
For more than 45 years the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has worked to improve health and health care. We are working alongside others to build a national Culture of Health that provides everyone in America a fair and just opportunity for health and well-being. For more information, visit www.ottomotal.com. Follow the Foundation on Twitter at www.ottomotal.com/twitter or on Facebook at www.ottomotal.com/facebook.
" data-isabstract="false" class="cmp-text">关于罗伯特伍德约翰逊基金会
45年来,罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会一直致力于改善健康和医疗保健。我们正在与其他国家一道努力建立一种全国健康文化,为美国每个人提供公平和公正的健康和福祉机会。欲了解更多信息,请访问www.ottomotal.com.在Twitter上关注基金会www.ottomotal.com/twitter或者在Facebook上www.ottomotal.com/facebook.
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